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A charity fashion show to raise funds for Sources Women’s Place is set for April 27 in South Surrey. (Vonecia Carswell/Unsplash photo)

Fundraiser for Sources Women’s Place to hit South Surrey runway

In Her Shoes is set for April 27 at Cavallo Winery

 

This year’s sixth annual Semiahmoo Rotary Society and Sources Foundation’s golf tournament, held at Morgan Creek Golf Course, will benefit local food banks and fight food insecurity. (Unsplash photo)

Time to tee up to fight food insecurity: Sources, Rotary annual golf tourney set

Morgan Creek tournament to raise funds to fight hunger, rising food inflation

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Holly Dickinson’s Grade 7 class pose for a picture as “Gnomes.” The class has been involved in many fundraising initiatives this year and nicknamed themselves the “Thiccc Nuclear Gnomes.” (Photo submitted: Holly Dickinson)

Sunrise Ridge Elementary students raise money for Coldest Night of the Year

Second year in a row the school raised funds for CNOY

 

Participants in the Cloverdale Community Kitchen’s Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser walk the streets of Cloverdale Saturday night (Feb. 25) during the perambulating portion of the two-month fundraising drive. (Photo: Jason Sveinson)

Cloverdale’s Coldest Night raises more than $274K, breaks previous year’s record

Cloverdale walk overshadowed by firing of director Matthew Campbell

Participants in the Cloverdale Community Kitchen’s Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser walk the streets of Cloverdale Saturday night (Feb. 25) during the perambulating portion of the two-month fundraising drive. (Photo: Jason Sveinson)
Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to the media in Hamilton, Ont., during the second day of meetings at the Liberal Cabinet retreat, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Leading international aid agencies in Canada are asking Freeland to increase the country’s foreign assistance contributions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn

International aid agencies ask for more money in letter to Freeland ahead of budget

Group wants aid figure gradually ramped up to $10 billion by 2025

Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to the media in Hamilton, Ont., during the second day of meetings at the Liberal Cabinet retreat, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Leading international aid agencies in Canada are asking Freeland to increase the country’s foreign assistance contributions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
FILE - Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina cover a portion of New Orleans on Aug. 30, 2005. The COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated a long-running pattern in giving by foundations and charities for health and natural disasters, a new Chronicle analysis of nine years of data show. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Most disaster giving goes to relief efforts, not rebuilding: U.S. study

90% of the $5.2 billion donated in 2020 went to dealing with immediate disaster needs

FILE - Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina cover a portion of New Orleans on Aug. 30, 2005. The COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated a long-running pattern in giving by foundations and charities for health and natural disasters, a new Chronicle analysis of nine years of data show. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
The Vancouver Giants will hit the ice in their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-inspired jerseys, ready to take on the Tri-City Americans while supporting a great cause. (Diana Hong/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Vancouver Giants to host Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles night for BC Children’s Hospital

Jerseys to be auctioned on Feb. 5

The Vancouver Giants will hit the ice in their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-inspired jerseys, ready to take on the Tri-City Americans while supporting a great cause. (Diana Hong/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Randy Tingskou in front of A Little Bud on Johnston Road in White Rock Wednesday (Jan. 25). He, his wife and business partner are donating nearly $50,000 to four local community organizations this month. (Tricia Weel photo)

White Rock’s A Little Bud gives back to community with $48K in donations

Charitable groups in White Rock, South Surrey and Abbotsford to benefit from contribution

Randy Tingskou in front of A Little Bud on Johnston Road in White Rock Wednesday (Jan. 25). He, his wife and business partner are donating nearly $50,000 to four local community organizations this month. (Tricia Weel photo)
The Delta Community Foundation is hosting its inaugural Give from the Heart Gala at the new Cascades Casino Delta on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. (Delta Community Foundation image)

Tickets on sale now for inaugural Delta Community Foundation gala

Give from the Heart Gala taking place on Feb. 11 at Cascades Casino Delta

The Delta Community Foundation is hosting its inaugural Give from the Heart Gala at the new Cascades Casino Delta on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. (Delta Community Foundation image)
Ernie Jantzen, founder of Clothes 2U is a retired marketing professional. He has organized multiple clothing drives in Surrey, Mission, Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Langley since 2002, and is bringing one to the White Rock Baptist Church on Feb. 4, 2023. (Contributed file photo)

Free clothing event set for Feb. 4 at White Rock Baptist Church

Clothes 2U non-profit hosting ‘Valentine’s Giveaway’

Ernie Jantzen, founder of Clothes 2U is a retired marketing professional. He has organized multiple clothing drives in Surrey, Mission, Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Langley since 2002, and is bringing one to the White Rock Baptist Church on Feb. 4, 2023. (Contributed file photo)
Participants in the Coldest Night of the Year event walk through Cloverdale Feb. 26 in support of the Cloverdale Community Kitchen. (Photo: Jason Sveinson)

Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser supports Cloverdale Community Kitchen

Annual event set for Feb. 25

Participants in the Coldest Night of the Year event walk through Cloverdale Feb. 26 in support of the Cloverdale Community Kitchen. (Photo: Jason Sveinson)
UNITI is thanking the community for its generosity to their holiday fundraising campaign, 12 Days of UNITI, which raised $121K towards services and support for people with disabilities and their families in Surrey and White Rock. (UNITI website photo)

12 Days of UNITI raises $121K for services, support and resources on the Peninsula

White Rock and South Surrey residents generous in holiday fundraising campaign

UNITI is thanking the community for its generosity to their holiday fundraising campaign, 12 Days of UNITI, which raised $121K towards services and support for people with disabilities and their families in Surrey and White Rock. (UNITI website photo)
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Santa Claus arrived by fire truck at the Tong Louie YMCA in Surrey on Sunday, to help the Surrey Fire Fighters Charitable Society hand out presents at their annual Adopt a Family event. (Tricia Weel photo)

VIDEO: Santa Claus arrives by fire truck at Surrey’s Tong Louie YMCA Sunday

Jolly Old Elf on hand to help Surrey Fire Fighters Charitable Society at Christmas event

Santa Claus arrived by fire truck at the Tong Louie YMCA in Surrey on Sunday, to help the Surrey Fire Fighters Charitable Society hand out presents at their annual Adopt a Family event. (Tricia Weel photo)
Jen Temple (left), Annie Christiaens, and Nick Moschonas pose for a picture in front of the toys they collected for the Cloverdale Community Kitchen’s Christmas Hamper Program. Their goal was to fill a cube van (right) with toys. (Photos submitted: Jen Temple)

Toy drive fills five-ton cube van

Hillcrest Shopping Centre donation drive supported Cloverdale Christmas Hamper Program

Jen Temple (left), Annie Christiaens, and Nick Moschonas pose for a picture in front of the toys they collected for the Cloverdale Community Kitchen’s Christmas Hamper Program. Their goal was to fill a cube van (right) with toys. (Photos submitted: Jen Temple)
Matthew Campbell, director of the Cloverdale Community Kitchen, stands among skids of food that were just delivered to the Fraser Valley Regional Food Bank. Campbell said the amount of people using the food bank is rising again. (Photo: Malin Jordan)

Another ‘massive increase’ in demand for food bank, second surge in 2022

Fraser Valley Regional Food Bank in need of donations

Matthew Campbell, director of the Cloverdale Community Kitchen, stands among skids of food that were just delivered to the Fraser Valley Regional Food Bank. Campbell said the amount of people using the food bank is rising again. (Photo: Malin Jordan)
Staff and management from Lotus Terminals donated 675 pairs of socks and more than $500 to the Cloverdale Community Kitchen (CCK) Dec. 12. Socks fill the sacks on the ground and the pickup truck behind. From left: Matthew Campbell (CCK), Glen Anweiler, Prab Bal, Ricky Bal, Saran Bal, Lorena Griffith, Lindsay Rempel (CCK), and Bob Meredith (dressed as Santa). This is the third year in a row Lotus has donated to CCK. (Photo: Malin Jordan)

Lotus Terminals donates nearly 700 pairs of socks, along with cash, to Cloverdale Community Kitchen

Local business owners say it’s important to support local charities

Staff and management from Lotus Terminals donated 675 pairs of socks and more than $500 to the Cloverdale Community Kitchen (CCK) Dec. 12. Socks fill the sacks on the ground and the pickup truck behind. From left: Matthew Campbell (CCK), Glen Anweiler, Prab Bal, Ricky Bal, Saran Bal, Lorena Griffith, Lindsay Rempel (CCK), and Bob Meredith (dressed as Santa). This is the third year in a row Lotus has donated to CCK. (Photo: Malin Jordan)
Through participating in a Makers Making Change initiative, Grade 7 students at Southridge School had a unique opportunity to make assistive switches which will be donated to children with disabilities at BC Children’s Hospital and Sunnyhill to control their adapted toys. (Contributed photo)

Assistive devices explored in South Surrey classrooms

Grade 7s at Southridge design, builds tools to help disabled family members

Through participating in a Makers Making Change initiative, Grade 7 students at Southridge School had a unique opportunity to make assistive switches which will be donated to children with disabilities at BC Children’s Hospital and Sunnyhill to control their adapted toys. (Contributed photo)
Matthew Campbell (left), the director of the Cloverdale Community Kitchen, shares a laugh with volunteer Bill van Geeman as the two pack boxes with new toys for the Kitchen’s Christmas Hamper Program. In past years, the hamper program has provided Christmas presents to about 200 children and teens, but this year that number has skyrocketed to about 900. (Photo: Malin Jordan)

Hamper program in need of gifts for kids

Skyrocketing demand has Cloverdale’s Christmas Hamper Program scrambling

Matthew Campbell (left), the director of the Cloverdale Community Kitchen, shares a laugh with volunteer Bill van Geeman as the two pack boxes with new toys for the Kitchen’s Christmas Hamper Program. In past years, the hamper program has provided Christmas presents to about 200 children and teens, but this year that number has skyrocketed to about 900. (Photo: Malin Jordan)
Sheila Potter sorts donated clothing into bins at the Cloverdale Community Kitchen Dec. 6. The clothing, along with many other items, will be taken to Shannon Hall for the Kitchen’s free store, to be held Dec. 17. (Photo: Malin Jordan)

Cloverdale Community Kitchen opening free store in Shannon Hall

Free store to open to public at noon Dec. 17

Sheila Potter sorts donated clothing into bins at the Cloverdale Community Kitchen Dec. 6. The clothing, along with many other items, will be taken to Shannon Hall for the Kitchen’s free store, to be held Dec. 17. (Photo: Malin Jordan)
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